Environment Minister Jim Prentice now says Rahim Jaffer met with one of his senior aides in the office of former Tory MP Helena Guergis, Jaffer's wife.

Prentice made the disclosure in the House of Commons on Monday in response to a question from Liberal environment critic David McGuinty.

On Friday, Prentice said that Jaffer met with his Calgary aide in April 2009, but did not say where.

Prentice has said that all the relevant information concerning his office's dealings with Jaffer have been passed on to the Commissioner of Lobbying, who is looking into allegations that Jaffer acted as a lobbyist without first registering.

Meanwhile, CTV News has learned that Jaffer sent an email to Industry Minister Tony Clement's office.

Staffers in Clement's office said Jaffer did not make a business pitch, but was trying to open the lines of communication. They never followed up on the call, and have now informed the lobbyist commissioner.

Meanwhile, Gary Goodyear, the minister of state for science and technology, alleged that Jaffer's business partner, Patrick Glemaud, made a direct business pitch to his office.

Last week, Jaffer testified before a parliamentary committee that he had not tried to use his connections on Parliament Hill to gain access to government funding for green energy projects.

Jaffer and Glemaud, who run the company Green Power Generation, also told the Standing Committee on Government Operations that they had never enquired about gaining federal money from the Green Infrastructure Fund.

Prentice's revelation came as a new poll showed that Tory support may be suffering due to the Jaffer-Guergis affair.

According to The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey, support for the Conservatives has dropped to 29 per cent, the party's lowest level in a year.

The poll put the Liberals at 27 per cent, and the NDP at 20 per cent.

It was conducted between April 15 and 25, after allegations of unethical and potentially illegal conduct against Jaffer and Guergis surfaced.

Guergis, a three-term Simcoe-Grey MP, is currently sitting outside of the Tory caucus. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced earlier this month that she was leaving cabinet following "serious allegations."

Harper has not said what the allegations were that prompted her expulsion.

With files from The Canadian Press